Andrew ShieldsJan 4, 2025

a dizzying churn of days

The Nature of Memory
Major Jackson

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/the-nature-of-memory-major-jackson-poem

“The Nature of Memory,” by Major Jackson

Poetry by Major Jackson: “Once again I am trying to fall into the light.”

The New Yorker
Tomtit & BaobabMay 13, 2023
Want to hear something major? How about 2 bonus clips from our recent interview with The Slowdown's Major Jackson! Happy weekend, #Hivemind! Listen at https://bit.ly/TomtitBaobab_MajorBonus1 and https://bit.ly/TomtitBaobab_MajorBonus2 or wherever you get your #podcasts. #nytsb #spellingbee #NYTSpellingbee #wordnerds #wordplay #majorjackson #theslowdown #poetry #music #language #words
Bonus: Becoming a Poet with Major Jackson by Tomtit & Baobab: A Bee-Inspired Podcast

Major Jackson, host of APMstudio's The Slowdown, remembers the early encounters that led him to poetry.

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Laura EsckelsonFeb 4, 2023

Let me begin again as a quiet thought
in the shape of a shell slowly examined
by a brown child on a beach at dawn
straining to see their future. Let me begin
this time knowing the drumming in my dreams
is me inheriting the earth, is morning
lighting up the rivers.

Major Jackson

Let Me Begin Again
https://poets.org/poem/let-me-begin-again

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Let Me Begin Again by Major Jackson - Poems | Academy of American Poets

Let Me Begin Again - Let me begin again as a quiet thought